User:Airalia/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title:Uses and gratifications theory
 * Article Evaluation:The article is a good jumping off point to add more information to. A user on the Talk page said it "lacks content for those unfamiliar with the subject," which I agree with. More visuals can be added to improve user experience. The person/organization responsible for creating the theory should also be mentioned in the lead.
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Option 2

 * Article title:Social media and identity
 * Article Evaluation:A lot of information and subheadings can be added to this page because it is such a broad topic. The lead is too short for the all the content already on the page. I think a subheadings for how "fandoms" shape identity and "safe spaces on the internet for identity" would be good additions. The lead also mentions how psychology and communication scholars study this, but only one study is mentioned in the entire first four sections. There is no discussion on the talk page.
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Option 3

 * Article title:Affective disposition theory
 * Article Evaluation:The lead is good, but I think the information can be written in a more concise way without all the references to Raney's 2006 study. Visuals should be added to help viewers understand the theory better. The sports subheading is not mentioned in the introduction section but definitely should be. The "theory history and application" subheading is misleading because it only discusses application and not history. There have not been any discussions yet on the article's Talk page.
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Option 4

 * Article title:Agenda-setting theory
 * Article Evaluation:There are a lot of issues just glancing at the article to begin with. There is a note about bias written into the content, and a note that the lead does not accurately mention all the content in the article. I agree with both of these notes. Some subheadings have way more information than other subheadings. The "three models of the agenda-setting theory" subheading is not elaborated on at all. More visuals should be added and I think a table concisely detailing the differences between this theory and others would be beneficial to people trying to learn more.
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Option 5

 * Article title:Goldfish effect (theory)
 * Article Evaluation:This article does not exist, but it is something I've come across in reference to how our attention span has lowered due to more frequent technology use. I think it would be an interesting article to add in a media effects WikiProject. However, because this is a newer theory I think finding scholarly articles on it would be difficult.
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